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Vaccine risk acceptance depends on what you do and don't know
In general, people in the United States view vaccines as safe. But that perception may change when questions are raised about what public health officials don't know about vaccines, research suggests.
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Ethical ways to produce the placebo effect
A Michigan State University medical ethicist believes giving a patient a placebo the old-fashioned way – using some kind of "dummy" medication – is deceptive and in most cases should not be done.
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Major differences in cultural attitudes toward reproductive technologies between Shi'ite Muslims in Lebanon and Sunni Muslims in Egypt
Among Muslims, reproductive technologies can clash with deeply held religious beliefs about the importance of biologically based kinship, family life and parenthood.
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Neutralizing antibodies negatively impact MS therapies’ effectiveness
The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) announced today that the presence of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) has a significant effect on interferon beta therapy and this issue warrants the attention of health care providers and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). more
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Long-term MS therapy and neutralizing antibodies
The rise of biologics (protein-based medications, which are similar to regulatory proteins normally produced by humans and generally administered by injection or infusion) has benefited countless patients in the treatment and management of chronic diseases, including cancer, anemia, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and MS. more
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Nipah-like virus in Bangladesh
From 4 January 2004 – 8 February 2004, WHO has received reports of a total of 42 cases and 14 deaths attributed to Nipah-like virus infections in Bangladesh. The infections have occurred in Manikganj (7 cases, 4 deaths) and Rajbari provinces (35 cases, 10 deaths). An additional 45 cases are under investigation.
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Information for patients and practitioners: Nipah virus factsheet
Nipah virus is a newly recognized
zoonotic virus. The virus was ‘discovered’ in 1999. It has caused
disease in animals and in humans, through contact with infectious animals.
The virus is named after the location where it was first detected in
Malaysia. Nipah is closely related to another newly recognized zoonotic
virus (1994), called Hendra virus, named after the town where it first
appeared in Australia. Both Nipah and Hendra are members of the virus
family Paramyxoviridae. Although members of this group of viruses
have only caused a few focal outbreaks, the biologic property of these
viruses to infect a wide range of hosts and to produce a disease causing
significant mortality in humans has made this emerging viral infection a
public heath concern. more
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